Philipp Aubel, Germany

Philipp Aubel is the project manager of the Young Film Scene section of the German Federal Association of Youth and Film (Bundesverband Jugend und Film e.V.), maintains the information network and prepares the 57. Werkstatt der Jungen Filmszene.  During his studies (Latin language and history), he helped organise the short film festival "OpenEyes" in Marburg. On a voluntary basis, he is co-organiser of the "QUEER Filmfest Weiterstadt". 

Alison McCloskey, UK

Alison McCloskey has 20 years experience in coordinating youth and community-led film projects in London and has produced over 200 short films with young people. As Project Manager of the BFI Future Film Academy she is responsible for training young people aged 16-19 in preparing to work in the tv and film industry. She was the Director of the Flipside Youth Film Festival and the main Tutor and Coordinator for Youth Animation and Media, a multi-award winning organisation, running filmmaking workshops for young people in South East London since its inception in November 2002. In 2006, she established YAM on Rye, one of the first festivals in the UK to exclusively showcase films made by young people. Alison is currently an active member of the Youth Cinema Network, an organisation connecting youth film festivals and educators worldwide.

Ksenija Sankovic , Croatia

Ksenija Sankovic was born in Karlovac, Croatia. Since the beginning of her high school education, she has been involved in filmmaking, production and education. She graduated from the American College of Management and Technology in Dubrovnik and returned to film and teaching and is currently employed by the Technological Culture Community of Karlovac as Media School Leader, held in Cinema Club Karlovac. 

She is part of a core organizational team of Croatian Youth Film Festival and Four River Film Festival, since their residency in Karlovac in 2007, in cooperation with Croatian Film Association. Ksenija works in Karlovac, a city that does not have a cinema, but with her team she organizes different cinema programs and lots of educational programs about media culture. She is coordinator of River Cinema, a big summer open-air cinema event throughout Karlovac county, and runs numerous other programs and workshops. She also works as an associate in the programs of the Croatian Film Association in the field of media culture. She is one of the initiators of Youth Cinema Network - an independent network of film festivals and organizations that promote the work of children and primarily young people.